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2018 Domaine Maire Chardonnay Côtes du Jura Grand Minéral

Chardonnay

  • France
  • Jura
  • Côtes du Jura

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Community Tasting Note

  • mjwstickings Likes this wine: 88 points

    January 29, 2022 - It should come as no surprise than a wine called "Grand Minéral" is heavily mineral, but this really good Chardonnay from Jura, hardly a common find in Ontario, is indeed just that, with minerality led by crushed rocks and a touch of slate dominating the nose and driving the flavour profile. But it's not just that. There are also aromas of lemon, white flowers, and white pepper, then both citrus and tropical (pineapple, mango) fruit on the palate, and early on, before it opens up, there's also a briny olive note reminiscent of a northeastern Spanish white or even a fino sherry, a suggestion of oxidation that provides intriguing complexity. It doesn't have a ton of depth or length, but it's still a very interesting, and certainly very enjoyable expression of the varietal. 88-89.

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